Dextrose (chemical formula C6H12O6) is also called corn glucose, maize sugar, and is simply called glucose. Chemical name: 2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal, English name: Dextrose, Cornsugar, Grapesugar, Bloodsugar. It is the most widely distributed and most important monosaccharide in nature, and it is a polyhydroxy aldehyde.